Happy Birthday Dad!

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 4:30 pm

Happy Birthday Dad! There is going to be a party tonight back home. Just the normal family get togethers. But these are the real fun times. Will miss this one and God knows how many more.

Spoke to Dad for really long about getting the car to Delhi. Nothing much came of it. We basically ended it at ‘lets see’ like the numerous other conversations we’ve had on the topic in the past!

Ok, back to Delhi.

Quite an ok day in college. Nothing interesting, except the yahoo conference that goes on during class hours (I hope some media guy doesn’t pull me up for this ;-)).

Sitting in the hostel after lunch! I don’t believe this. A half day! Feels like the way I used to when we got those half days in school. Its almost like a holiday though technically its not.

Just got back after getting a dressing down by the hostel Provost for missing the hostel fresher’s party. Oh man, never before have I seen 7 FMSites sitting for so long without a smile on their face. Guess we were all enjoying the air conditioned room! No, we were really serious.

Hopefully Friday should be a holiday. Thanks to student politics in DU! DU Rulezzzz! Just realized its so much easier to fill half a page on MS Word typing this blog out than doing an assignment and explaining why downsizing is good or bad. :-)

Shall get back to a little studying now.

-S

30th August 2005

• Nothing much happening since morning
• HR Test in one hr
• So dont have much time
• Too many assignments to be done for tomorrow
• Why does everything wait for the last minute?
• The return part might be this Friday ... lets see ...
  

-S

29th August 2005, Monday Morning Blues

Second Class of the day
Learning how to use MS Word!!!!!!!
One more class after this :-( Gaaawwwwwwwd!
Then a Consult Club Meeting too.
Comparatively seems to be a light day
Corporate photo shoot photos came today.
Dont wanna comment on mine ... but Swifty's photos are hillarious!

-S

28th Aug 2005

A Sunday spent lazing around completely at Masi's place. Got up late, very late.

Had breakfast or lunch. Dont know what I can call it.

Thought of doing some work, but a full stomach and an air conditioned room in this heat do not make a good combination for work. Slept again :-)

Got the Monday Morning Blues by evening. Finally did some Consulting Club work. Now desperately trying to do an HR assignment. Also sitting in this air conditioned, wi fi enabled room (no I am not in the hostel ;-)) and watching England desperately trying to win the 4th Test of the Ashes.

-S

Finally ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:50 pm

Happy Janmashtami!

Finally posting on the blog. Something I thought of doing a zillion times but always landed up typing out one HR assignment or the other instead :(

Even now I think I should be studying FinMan or Eco or something but no, today I shall blog :)

Will cover the last few weeks at FMS in as many bullet points (an integral part of the life of every FMSite ;)) as possible. Forgive the misplaced chronological order of my life.

1. FMS is hectic but fun.
2. Got selected in Consulting Club after two interviews and two tasks. I am glad since it was on top of my pecking order. I hope the club finally adopts the tag line or logo I suggested. They actually seemed to like it at the first meeting. I am flattered.
3. Its tougher getting into a society on campus than making it to FMS itself. Both have a similar conversion ratio at interview stage (1 in 7) but still it’s the selection process that makes the former so tough.
4. Delhi has been hot as ever and the Delhiites have already scared the hell out of us by describing the winter days here!
5. Went for a long weekend to Pune (the Independence Day one). Got a badly needed dose of good weather.
6. Getting my first exposure to student politics. Delhi Univ seems to be the stepping stone for many politicians of the country. Cars with posters covering them completely are all over the place, candidates walking into the hostel with folded hands and distributing pamphlets. Feels weird.
7. Havent been on the Delhi Metro yet. Though its just 10 mins walking distance from hostel and connects directly to CP. Hope some day soon I am motivated enough to pick up my lazy ass and make the trip.
8. Rain in Delhi means half an hour of rainfall in one week followed by 3 days of sweaty humidity. God I can never stop cribbing about the weather in Delhi.
9. All said and done I still like the city. With all its vices, there is still a sense of belonging that I share with Delhi. Have been here for each and every summer vacation of mine since childhood.
10. Booked an air ticket to Pune for 1000 bucks! Finally got the taste of a true low cost airline!
11. Hostel guys would be partying right now. Wish I could be at two places at one time.
12. Thinking of starting a Life@FMS photo blog. Will probably have to get the Media Team’s permission first! ;)
13. Hostel food sucks … their strict timing even more :-(
14. Hostel life is fun.
15. Had a stats quiz last week. Lets not talk about it. Have another one this week. Hopefully I should feel like talking about it.
16. Sick of McDonalds. Eat there almost 3-4 times a week at times. Though it has reduced now.
17. K Nags (Kamla Nagar) has some decent eating joints. Parathas, Chinese, Ice Creams, Chole Bhature etc. However not the stuff you can eat everyday. And if you in the mood to spend there is a Barista, CCD and Dominos too.
18. Travelling in a cycle rickshaw is a nice experience.
19. Will probably have the juniors to seniors party next week. Hopefully Cul Secy Udai should fix up some place in Gurgaon and hopefully I don’t have fever this time around. Will be one helluva all night blast!
20. Will be more regular here. Planning to document each day at FMS. Hahahaha. The first lesson at B Skool, think big ;-)
21. More bullet points later …
    

-S

Happy Independence Day

15 August 2005, 1130 am, God's own city

Happy Independence Day! More later ...

-S